“Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own [or your wealth].” Still, there are benefits in having great wealth and ways to find true joy in life in spite of your wealth.

The wealthy are comfortable being uncomfortable.

Most of us just want to be comfortable; it’s the main goal for most of us.

The wealthy, on the other hand, learn fast that the need for comfort can be destructive. There is a price to pay for getting rich. You have to stay on top of the game to stay in the money, and comfort can lead to a loss of the wealth you’ve acquired.

The wealthy dream about the future.

The wealthy are future-oriented and optimistic about what lies ahead. They appreciate and learn from the past while living in the present and dreaming of the future.

Remember, the good days when the world was kinder and, music was better, etc. Those who believe their best days are behind them rarely get rich, and often struggle with unhappiness and depression.

The wealthy are more confident.

Successful wealthy people are confident because they bet on themselves and are rarely disappointed; they tend to be risk takers. Even when they fail, they have confidence in their ability to learn from the experience. As they move from success to success, they create a momentum that increases along with their confidence, which is often interpreted as arrogance. But there's a real difference.

The wealthy believe money is true freedom.

The rich believe you cannot be truly free without wealth. The middle class is controlled by employment, government, and the like with resources that dictate much of their lives; try making moral stand for freedom when you have a boat load of bills to pay q monthly.

The wealthy carefully monitor their associations.

People with high-level of education tend to associate similar folk. The physically fit also spend time with others who are fit. Religious people fellowship with people of faith. And rich people like to associate with others who are rich.

Like attracts like. Successful (wealthy) people generally agree that consciousness is contagious, and exposure to people who are more successful can expand your thinking and income. We become like the people with whom we associate, so winners are attracted to winners and just as the Bible says, "Do not hang out with an angry person or you become an angry person." So, this seems to say "If you hand out with the wealthy, you likely will become wealthy" because you'll learn from the best?

“Money can’t buy happiness” is very true. Studies have noted that wealth and happiness do not go hand in hand. One reason is, wealth seems to make people less generous. In another study, players in a game of Monopoly were seen to grow meaner as their wealth increased; they talked down to the poorer competitors and assumed more dominant positions; and they ate a larger portion of pretzels, which were meant to be shared equally. And, I myself have noted, when playing Monopoly, those who are winning and growing richer, tend to laugh at the losses of other players. I have to admit, while it was all in fun, I laughed along with the other winners too.Similarly, participants in another study were given $10 and told they could contribute some or all of it to someone else. The wealthier subjects contributed about 44% less. In the real world, rich people give far less of their income to philanthropic causes. Now, this is not always true, but generally it is.Wealthier people are more isolated, which has a negative effect on their happiness. Wealth leads to isolation because the more money you acquire the more you tend to remain distance, partly because the rich do not need others as do the poor, and, as ones wealth increases, independence does also while social connections not so much. Genesis makes it clear that neither man nor woman was meant to live in isolation; people need people; and no man or woman is an island unto themselves. As one study at Notre Dame found, generosity—such as giving money, volunteering and being available to friends—is highly correlated with happiness. That’s because people tend to be happy when they’re being more social. Studies show we can’t be happy without at least one meaningful, close relationship. The stronger our social life, the more likely we are to experience positive emotions such as joy.So, if you’re feeling down, "sell what you have and give your wealth away," as Jesus said to the rich young ruler, and go hang out with likeminded people.